Withnell is a village and
civil parish in the
Borough of Chorley,
Lancashire, England. According to the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,631, reducing to 3,498 at the census of 2011. Withnell is about north-east of
Chorley
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...
itself and about from
Blackburn.
It constituted an
urban district from 1894 to 1974. It was originally called 'Withinhull' around 1160, later appearing as 'Withinhulle' in the 1332
Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire, meaning 'a hill where willow trees grow'. It borders the villages of
Brinscall and
Abbey Village which are part of the parish.
Geography
Withnell
Local Nature Reserve, designated as by Chorley Borough Council, roughly traces the path of a now disused railway cutting for around . Since 1966, a large number of wildflowers, native trees and heathers have been planted in the site. The public are free to walk through the reserve.
Amenities in Withnell include St. Joseph's
Catholic school and church, and St Paul's
Church of England church
There was formerly a post office, closed on 8 May 2008 as part of th
Post Office Network Change Program A newsagent continued to operate from the old post office premises, but closed a couple of years later and was converted to private housing.
There is a GP surgery for Withnell and surrounding village, a pharmacy, beauty parlour and a car sales garage.
Withnell railway station
Withnell railway station was a railway station that served Abbey Village and Withnell, in Lancashire, England.
History
The station was opened by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major ...
served the village, but it closed in 1960.
In 2018, the only type of stone needed for the completion of the
Basilica de la Sagrada Familia
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica is a large public building with multiple functions, typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name t ...
in
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
was discovered in the nearby Brinscall Quarry
See also
Listed buildings in Withnell
Withnell is a civil parish in the Borough of Chorley, Lancashire, England. It contains 19 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings, all of which are listed at Grade II. This ...
References
External links
Withnell Chorley Borough Council.
History of Withnell Township British History Online.
History of Withnell Mill Withnell history website
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Geography of Chorley
Villages in Lancashire
Civil parishes in Lancashire
West Pennine Moors
Local Nature Reserves in Lancashire